Chapter 9 Chapter Seven The Third Event

Kosakai and Detective Sasaki went to Kizaki Masayuki's apartment again.The purpose of this trip is to find the list of sports car clubs that Kisaki joined.Kisaki didn't hide the roster, he found it right away. The club that Kisaki joined was called "JPC", and it had a total of 28 members, all of whom were from Tokyo and neighboring counties. Although there are not many members, there are well-known actors and politicians among them, which is beyond Xiao Sakai's expectation. "The murderer is someone from here?" Kosakai muttered to himself while looking at the names on the roster.

"The murderer drove a sports car this time. Fortunately, this register has addresses and phone numbers. Let's find out the red sports car first." Detective Sasaki said. "Just do what you say, but we can't make inquiries on the phone, that would scare the snake away and make the murderer more alert." "I know this." Sasaki detective said. Detective Sasaki instructed seven young detectives to take photos of the sports cars of 28 members with cameras. Since Kisaki was dead, only 27 remained. The young detective sets off with a camera with a telescopic lens or a subcompact camera.

Each is responsible for taking photos of the four members' sports cars. Two days to complete this task. The names of the twenty-seven members were written on the blackboard, with developed photographs pinned to them with thumbtacks. Not many red sports cars. Among the twenty-seven sports cars, six are red, thirteen are white, two are black, two are silver, and one is yellow, brown, green and golden. "There are only six red sports cars." Kosakai stared at Detective Sasaki with a little disappointment. If the murderer is someone from here, wouldn't it be easy to find out?

Then just find the evidence. Kosakai looked at the names of these six people. There is also age and occupation on the roster. The youngest is a 19-year-old student, probably like Kisaki. His parents bought it for him, right? Kosakai couldn't help becoming angry again when he thought about it. There are also professional baseball players and young actors. The oldest was a forty-eight-year-old jeweler. Five in Tokyo and one in Saitama, the sports car in Kisaki's photo. "What should we do next? Should we investigate them one by one?" Detective Sasaki asked. "Without evidence, we can't do that." Kosakai said: "The first and second incidents both happened on Sunday night. If the incident happens a third time, I think it will probably happen on Sunday."

"Yes, next Sunday is three days later." "That day we will thoroughly monitor these six people, we will increase the number of investigators, and a team of two will monitor a car. There must be no negligence." Kosakai said. Three days passed without any progress. Early Sunday morning, 12 criminal police officers, including Sasaki Detective, launched a surveillance operation.When setting off, Kosakai said to the twelve criminal policemen: "We must keep an eye on those six sports cars this time. We have already spoken to the Saitama prefectural police, so you can proceed with confidence."

"If you find anything suspicious, immediately contact the search headquarters." Detective Sasaki also said the same. After the detectives left the Metropolitan Police Department in their patrol cars, Kosakai entered the empty office and looked at the blackboard again. (It's a showdown today.) Kosakai muttered to himself. If the murderer is a sex maniac, he will never stop suddenly after attacking a woman once or twice. Because the killer is sick. Tonight, the murderer will definitely attack the woman again. If the murderer can be arrested at the moment of killing, this serial killing can be declared solved and closed.

Xiao Sakai received contact calls from the criminal police one after another. One of them was no longer in the garage when the criminal police arrived. "The whereabouts are unknown." Kosakai scolded the criminal policeman who reported with a sobbing voice: "Don't cry, go find it quickly, if you can't find it before dark, you will resign for me." The sports car was not found until the afternoon. These six red sports cars are all under the close surveillance of the criminal police. The criminal police also reported every move of the six sports cars to Kosakai who was searching the headquarters.

Still, Kosakai felt anxious. The reasons are as follows: First, not all sports cars in Japan are in the grasp.Although all the sports cars of the JPC that Kisaki participated in are under control, there are no clues about the sports cars that did not participate in this club. It is those sports cars that make Kosakai feel uneasy. Second, because someone saw the red sports car at the scene when the first two incidents occurred, Kosakai and others believed that the owner of the red sports car was the murderer, but Kosakai was worried about whether this judgment was wrong. Third, it is due to Kosakai's character.

Kosakai is an excellent detective, but it is not easy to trust others. Although he regards detective Sasaki as his best partner and right-hand man, he does not completely trust him, let alone other detectives. Therefore, although the six red sports cars were under surveillance, Xiao Sakai still felt restless, fearing that the criminal police might be negligent. If he could, he would like to monitor the six red sports cars himself. As the sun went down, the surroundings gradually darkened. Although the dinner was delivered, Kosakai was not in the mood to eat, so he just used the wireless phone to remind the criminal police to watch carefully and not to be negligent.

Hamada, the head of the search department who just entered the office, seemed to be unable to see it, and said to him: "Can't you trust your subordinates a little?" "I trust them!" "In that case, let them do it!" said the minister. Xiao Sakai shook his head and said: "They are still children, if you don't spur them at any time, they will never become successful." "But, if you push them too much, won't it make them feel scared instead?" "If they can't stand the whip, then just resign." Kosakai said in a disdainful tone.

The minister thought it would be useless to continue, so he shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the office. Although Xiao Sakai is recognized as an excellent criminal policeman, he is also a subordinate who makes his boss a headache. Time passed minute by minute under their arrogance, and the night deepened. eleven o'clock at night. The two people in the car also forgot the time. After Nagata parked his car on the embankment near the Keio Tama River, he hugged his girlfriend Michiko Hojo. There is no car nearby, and no one will come here for a walk at this time. Nagata was a little scrupulous at first, but after a while, he gradually became more courageous, moving his hands around Daozi's body. When Nagata grabbed Michiko's breasts with his hands, the car window was smashed. "what!" Nagata yelled, and when he looked back while holding Daozi in his arms, a hard iron bar hit him on the head. Under a burst of severe pain, his eyes were dimmed. Nagata just fell into a coma. When he woke up, Daozi, who was originally sitting on the assistant's seat, was nowhere to be seen. While rubbing his aching head, Nagata turned on the interior lights and called out, "Hey! Daozi!" Although when he yelled, his head hurt violently, but since Daozi disappeared, his pain was insignificant. Nagata opened the door and staggered out of the car. "Daozi!" Nagata shouted loudly while desperately searching around the car. He searched not only on the embankment, but also by the river, but there was no sign of Daozi. Nagata's face became very pale, thinking that the attacker must have taken Daozi away. Nagata didn't know what to do for a while. (Report immediately.) Although Nagata thought so, the problem was that Daozi was a married woman. When he found out that Daozi's husband was going to work overtime tonight and didn't come home until two o'clock in the morning, he immediately drove her out. (What a headache.) Nagata held his head in thought. Although he was worried about Daozi's safety, he was even more worried that his adultery with Daozi would be revealed. Although the company does not interfere with the private life of employees, once his adultery with Daozi is exposed, he will have no face to stay in the company. Nagata's face became even paler. (Anyhow, she must be found--) After thinking about it, Nagata returned to the car and flicked his headlights around. Maybe the other party also has a car, so it might be possible to use the car to take Daozi away. Nagata drove the car slowly, searching the embankment with his eyes wide open. Time slipped away mercilessly, and it was almost two o'clock in the morning. Compared with Daozi, what made him more concerned was that Daozi's husband was about to leave work. (Calling the police is bound to cause a riot.) Nagata thought to himself, what should we do? (It would be nice if I took her to where I live--) Nagata regretted not doing that, but now it was too late to regret. Where should I look for it? Nagata stopped the car and pondered. He wanted to pretend he was fine and go home. But just worry about Dao Zi, if the other party is a cruel person, Dao Zi will be miserable. Nagata drove the car looking for a public phone booth, because he wanted to call 110 to report the crime. "I saw a woman being taken away on the embankment of Keio Tama River. Please search for that woman immediately to avoid misfortune." Nagata said into the microphone. "May I ask your name? Where are you now?" "I'm just a witness, please search for that woman immediately!" Nagata shouted. "I want you to describe in detail the appearance and clothing of the woman, as well as the traits of the gangster." "The woman was about 160 centimeters tall and was wearing a pink dress." "Where are the gangsters?" "I don't know. In any case, please search for that woman immediately!" Nagata said loudly, hung up the phone, and returned to the car. After receiving the report, the police will probably launch a search operation, right? Nagata drove away.Five minutes later, a patrol car came to the public telephone booth. The two police officers in the car glanced at the empty phone booth. "Not here." "So, is it a prank call?" "Anyway, let's walk along the Tama River!" They drove the patrol car slowly towards the embankment. Under the bright moonlight, the surface of the Tama River glistened. The patrol car was driving on the embankment at a speed of fifteen kilometers. They stopped every now and then, shining their flashlights on the river. "Nothing." "Hmm! Nothing really." They were talking like this. Thirty minutes after the patrol car drove on the embankment, the conversation between the two policemen suddenly changed.Because they saw something white in the grass by the river. They immediately got out of the car and ran down the embankment to the river. The lights of the flashlights staggered. The weeds by the river are taller and more lush than expected. They walked towards the white thing among the weeds. "It's a person." One of them yelled out. The white thing turned out to be underwear, and the head was hidden in the grass. It was a woman in her mid-twenties, with her skirt lifted up and her panties pulled down. "It's a terrible death!" One of them muttered to himself as the victim's private parts were stuffed with weeds. The young policeman watched silently, and the older policeman put down his raised skirt. "He was strangled to death," said the older policeman. "Is that the woman from 110?" "I'm afraid so." After the older policeman asked the younger policeman to guard the body carefully, he returned to the patrol car. He reported by wireless phone: "A woman was killed and her body was found by the Tamagawa River. She was about 25 or 26 years old, 160 centimeters tall, and was wearing a pink dress." Kosakai knew about the incident an hour after the body was found.Kosakai immediately contacted his subordinates who were monitoring the six red sports cars. His subordinates all said that six sports cars had been under their surveillance. "Is there nothing wrong?" Kosakai yelled at his subordinates. "You can't go wrong, the sports cars are in our sight." Detective Sasaki finished speaking, and other detectives also said: "The car we are monitoring is still in the garage." "However, there was a third murder." Kosakai continued to roar.Could it be another murderer? After Kosakai asked Sasaki detective to go to the Tamagawa scene, he drove there in his patrol car. The light rain kept falling, making Kosakai's heart even heavier. Detective Sasaki arrived at the scene first, because the owner of the sports car he was monitoring was a young actor living in Chofu City. Under the strong light of the lamp, the victim lay by the river. "Same as the previous two victims, they were strangled to death." Detective Sasaki reported to Kosakai: "The only difference is that the private parts are stuffed with weeds." "Yes. It's so tragic." "Why would the murderer do that?" "I don't know. Could it be that the killer was a pervert? Or that the killer hated the victim very much?" "Has the identity of the victim been found out?" "Not yet. It is said that an hour and a half ago, a man called 110 to report that a woman had been taken away by gangsters. The woman's clothing and other characteristics were exactly the same as the victim's." "Do you know who the person who reported the crime was?" "I don't know, because when the police arrived at the public phone booth, the man had disappeared. I think he probably had an abnormal relationship with the victim." Detective Sasaki expressed his opinion. After dawn, the identity of the victim was found out. Because Jun Hojo, a 30-year-old clerk who lives in Osan, Setagaya Ward, reported to the police that his wife Michiko had not returned until morning after going out last night, and asked the police to search him. The victim is exactly the same. Unlike the previous two victims, Hojo Michiko was twenty-six years old and married. (Probably by different murderers?) The police held a search meeting. During the meeting, what caused controversy was whether this murder was committed by the same murderer as the previous two. "The approach is very similar." Head of the search department, Hamada, said it without haste, and listed similar places on the blackboard. 〇Run cases all happened on Sunday night. 〇The victims were all young women. 〇 They were all strangled to death. 〇It looks like a rape case, but it is not. There are also differences. 〇The first two victims were unmarried girls, but this time they were married women. 〇This time, the victim's private parts were stuffed with weeds. 〇This time, no witnesses who saw the red sports car near the scene have been found yet. "I want to hear your opinion." Minister Hamada looked at Kosakai and said. "I'm sure the murderer is the same person." Kosakai said in a decisive tone. "What basis do you have?" "Because the murderer is ill. Usually he can restrain himself, but on Sunday night, his illness flares up and he goes out to commit the crime." "Do you think the murder of a married woman was accidental?" "Yes, the target of the murderer is a young woman, as long as it is a young woman, it doesn't matter who she is." "What's the deal with stuffing weeds in your private parts?" "I don't know. From the previous two incidents, it can be clearly seen that the murderer had the intention of rape, but none of the victims were raped. Perhaps it was because the victims resisted fiercely, which prevented the murderer from succeeding? I think in this case, the murderer You must be very angry to do such an inhumane thing." "You really believe that?" "Of course." Kosakai said in a firm tone. "Do you think the murderer will use a red sports car to commit crimes?" Hamada asked Kosakai with a bit of sarcasm. "Because no witnesses have been found, I dare not say, but the murderer thinks there is danger, and it is possible to use another car to commit the crime. Anyway, I am sure that the murderer is the same person." "Do you have any other comments?" The minister looked around at the faces of the other detectives and asked. Kosakai also looked around at the detective with an expression that it was impossible for him to have any other opinions. Sure enough, as he expected, no one raised contrary opinions. "Then, let's follow the clue that the murderer is the same person." Kosakai said loudly.A blanket search was also carried out on this incident. It turned out two things. One is that someone saw a white car near the scene, which seemed to be a sports car. The second is to find out that the person who dated the victim was a twenty-five-year-old company employee named Minoru Nagata. Kosakai hated such flirtatious people, so it was only natural that he would be unfriendly to Nagata. "You killed her, do you know?" Kosakai said to Nagata. Chang Tian's face was ashen, and he said in a sharp voice, "I'm also a victim!" Kosakai frowned and said, "If you don't take her to that kind of place, she won't be killed either." "But, I was also knocked unconscious by the murderer with an iron bar!" "No one saw you knocked unconscious, and it's possible you killed her." "Nothing like that, why should I kill her?" "Will you strangle her because she refused your request?" "Don't be bloody, I'm not that kind of person." "Then just tell me the truth. Do you often take her on dates like that?" "Not often, only twice." "It's always Sunday, right? Doesn't the company where her husband works have Sundays off?" "It's not that she doesn't have holidays, but that her husband likes work very much, so he even works overtime on Sundays. She feels very displeased that he is such a workaholic." Nagata said in a nonchalant tone. Regarding Nagata's attitude, Kosakai said in shock: "You start from being attacked." "When I was in the car with her, someone broke the glass window unexpectedly," Nagata said. "Did you hug each other then?" "yes." "nonsense!" Kosakai rapped on the table with his fists clenched. Nagata said timidly: "I did it to protect her reputation—" "Don't put it so nicely. You asked her out because you wanted to have sex with her? What happened after the glass window was broken?" "When I looked back in surprise, I was suddenly hit on the head. Look, the scar on my head is still there." Nagata said, pointing to the scar on his head. "This is a souvenir of your flirting." Kosakai looked at Nagata with ironic eyes and said, "The murderer is attacking you head-on. You must have seen the murderer's face." "I didn't see it, because I was knocked unconscious by the murderer as soon as I turned around." "did not see?" "Yes, I didn't see it." "Bastard, then what are your eyes for!" Kosakai yelled angrily. "Anyway, if you didn't see it, you didn't see it. I was also beaten unconscious, and I was also a victim." Nagata said with a pouted mouth. "What kind of victim are you? You were beaten unconscious, but she was taken away and killed." Kosakai glared at Nagata angrily. "I came here to help the police catch the murderer. If you continue to make trouble like this, I will go back." "What are you going back to do? Apologize to the husband of the deceased?" Kosakai said sarcastically. Nagata remained silent with a livid face. "Okay! Don't be angry anymore, just think about it! Although you didn't see anything, you should have seen something. It doesn't matter what you see. Please think about it. So that the police can arrest the murderer and comfort the spirit of the deceased.” Kosakai said. "That's true, but—" "You can't go back until you figure it out, and if you want to go back sooner, figure it out quickly." "—" Nagata fell into deep thought. (I also had to wait patiently.) Kosakai thought so.This person must have seen something, if he can remember, isn't it a big clue to solve this incident?